Pair of golf gloves



July 30,1968 R, E, BUSH 3,394,408

PAIR OF GOLF GLOVES Filed Jul 27. 1967 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.RANDOLPH E. 1305/4 ATTORNEYS July 30, 1968 BUSH 3,394,408

' PAIR OF 6.0m GLOVES Filed July 27, 1967 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.PANDOLPH E. Bus/4 BYWJM/ ATTORNEYS.

United States Patent 3,394,408 PAIR OF GOLF GLOVES Randolph E. Bush,21700 River Oaks Drive,

Apt. 204-13, Rocky River, Ohio 44116 Filed July 27, 1967, Ser. No.656,540 6 Claims. (Cl. 2159) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This inventionrelates to a pair of golf gloves, and more particularly, a pair of golfgloves designed to constitute a reminder to the golfer of the correctgrip to be employed, while permitting the feel of the golf club withcertain of the fingers to thus insure a proper sensitivity or touch.

Briefly summary of the invention Briefly, this invention relates to apair of golf gloves to be worn by the player, which gloves remind theplayer of the proper fingers which are to be employed to grip the club.The remaining fingers are uncovered so that these fingers may directlycontact the shaft to provide a better feel of the shaft. It has beenestablished by a large number of leading professionals in the sport ofgolf that the hand which leads the down-swing should have three fingersin snug gripping relationship with the club shaft and the other handshould have the two middle fingers in snug fitting relationship with theclub shaft. The leading hand for a right-handed golfer is the left handbecause the left hand leads the pair of hands through the forward ordownward golf stroke. For the left-handed golfer, the right hand isconsidered to be the leading hand. Thus in the instance of aright-handed golfer, the little, ring and middle fingers of the lefthand are covered by the golf glove, and the middle two fingers of theright hand are covered by the right hand golf glove. With respect to theleft hand, the thumb and index fingers are uncovered so that they maydirectly contact the shaft and rest lightly on the shaft to enhance thesense of touch. Similarly, the thumb, index and smallest finger of theright hand of the right-handed golfer are uncovered to remind the golferthat only the middle two fingers grip the club and to permit theremaining fingers to lightly engage the shaft to enhance the sense oftouch.

Brief description of the drawing FIGURES 1 and 2 are perspective viewsshowing a golf shaft being gripped by a right and a left handed golfer,respectively, each employing a pair of golf gloves according to thisinvention;

FIGURES 3 and 4 are plan views showing the palms of the pair of glovesemployed in FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 5 is a view, to an enlarged scale, showing the fastener on therear side of each of the gloves;

FIGURES 6 and 7 are plan views of the back of the gloves of FIGURES 8and 9, respectively; and

FIGURES 8 and 9 are plan views of the palms of a pair of glovesaccording to this invention for a right handed golfer.

Detailed description of the invention One pair of gloves according tothis invention comprises a left-hand glove 11 and a right-hand glove fora right-handed golfer, as shown in perspective in FIG- URE 1 and inwhich the palm side of the gloves are shown in FIGURES 8 and 9respectively. In FIGURE 2, a left-handed golfers pair of gloves is shownas the right-hand glove 14 and the left-hand glove 15. With respect to aleft-handed golfer, the right 3,394,408 Patented July 30, 1968 hand 16is considered the leading hand and the left hand 17 is considered thefollowing or trailing hand, both with respect to the normal swing of theleft-handed golfer. The palm side of the right-handed golfers gloves 11and 10 is shown in FIGURES 8 and 9, respectively, while the back side ofthe right-handed golfers gloves is shown in FIGURES 6 and 7. It isunderstood, of course, that the left-handed golfers gloves 14 and 15FIGURES 4 and 3 respectively may employ similar structure, on the backside, as that shown with respect to the right handed golfers gloves 10,11, FIGURES 7 and 6 respectively.

Preferably, the gloves of each of these embodiments is formed ofsuitable soft leather, such as cabretta leather, and may be providedwith suitable ornamentation such as that known as pigtex in which smallholes are provided so that the leather resembles pigskin. If leather isemployed, then the backs of the gloves may be provided with underlyingelastic material, such as the elastic sections 35, 36, which arestressed and stitched to the glove so that when the elastic contracts,it produces a gathered effect on the back of the gloves as best seen inFIGURES 6 and 7. This gathering serves to pre vent wrinkling of theglove where the palm engages the club shaft. The cuff of the glove, suchas the cuff 40 on the glove 11, is provided with suitable elasticmaterial 43 which is preferably stretched and sewed to the cuff toretain the cuff of the glove in snug engagement with the golfers wristwhen the snap portions 45, 46 on the opposite sides of a V-cut notch 48and located at the cuff 40 are engaged in a conventional manner. Thedetails of these snaps are shown in a fragmentary view, to an enlargedscale, in FIGURE 5. The gloves are also provided with suitable ventholes 50, spaced throughout the fingers and the backs of the gloves toreduce perspiration. It is, of course, understood that porous material,such as fabric, may be employed on the backs of the gloves.

The left-hand glove 11 for the right-handed golfer is shown with itspalm 60 upwardly in FIGURE 8 and includes coverings 62, 63 and 64 forthe little finger, ring finger and middle finger, respectively, of theleft hand. A hole 67 is provided for the thumb and a slight projection68 extends over a portion of the index finger with the major portion ofthe index finger uncovered. The right-hand glove for the right-handedgolfer 10 is shown in FIGURE 9 with its palm 70 upwardly and including acovering 72 for the ring finger and a covering 73 for the middle finger.The little finger is provided with a relatively short extension 74 sothat the major portion of the little finger is uncovered as is thesituation with respect to the index finger and the relatively shortprojection 75. Hole 78 is provided for the golfers thumb. Again, thesegloves are provided with cuffs 80, 82 in which elastic material isinserted, stretched and sewn as indicated at 84, 85.

The palm side of the left-handed golfers gloves 14 and 15 is shown inFIGURES 4 and 3, respectively, while the back side of the right-handedgolfers gloves is shown in FIGURES 6 and 7. It is understood, of course,that the left-handed golfers gloves 14 and 15 may employ similarstructure on the back side as that ilgolllllll with respect to theright-handed golfers gloves The left-hand glove 15 for the left-handedgolfer is shown as having a palm 1-8, a thumb hole 19, a ring finger 20and a middle finger 21. Short, stubby extensions 23 and 24 exist wherethe little finger and index finger, respectively, have been removed,i.e. uncovered. With respect to the right-hand glove 14, shown in FIGURE4, the glove includes a palm 26, and coverings for the little D finger27, the ring finger 28 and the middle finger 29. An abbreviatedextension 30 is provided for the index finger. However, the majorportion of the index finger of the right hand remains uncovered and athumb-hole 31 is provided.

An important feature of this invention is that each embodiment remindsthe respectve golfer of the fingers which are to snugly grip the clubshafts 12, 13, while permitting intimate contact between the thumb andindex fingers of each hand as well as the little finger of the trailinghand to thus permit a good touch. One of the advantages of this touch orfeel of the club shaft is that it permits the golfer to putt withoutremoving the gloves. It is well known that the major portion of wear ofa golf glove is the result of inserting the hand in the glove andremoving the glove from the hand as is presently the common practiceeach time the golfer reaches the green. Thus, a major source of wear ofthe golf gloves is eliminated without the loss of the sensitive touchincident to direct contact with the club shaft between the thumb andindex fingers, which fingers are primarily responsible for the sense oftouch in gauging distancs.

Another feature of this invention is that by providing coverings for thering finger, middle finger and palm of the trailing hand, protection isprovided against callouses and blisters for these areas of the trailinghand.

In accordance with the patent statutes, the principles of the presentinvention may be utilized in various ways, numerous modifications andalterations being contemplated, substitution of parts and changes inconstruction being resorted to as desired, it being understood that theembodiment shown in the drawing is given merely for purposes ofexplanation and illustration without intending to limit the scope of theclaims to the specific details disclosed.

I claim:

1. In a pair of golf gloves for a leading hand and a following hand inwhich the back of the leading hand faces the direction of intendedflight of the golf ball, the combination comprising:

a leading hand glove means for covering the palm, back, little finger,ring finger and middle finger of the leading hand and having the thumband forefinger uncovered; and

a trailing hand glove means for covering the palm, back, ring finger andmiddle finger of the trailing hand and having the thumb, forefinger andlittle fin ger uncovered whereby said pair of gloves serve to remind thewearer that the covered fingers are for gripping the club and provide areminder that the uncovered fingers may rest lightly against the club.

2. In a pair of golf gloves for a leading left hand and a followingright hand in which the back of the leading hand faces the direction ofintended flight of the golf ball, the combination comprising:

left hand glove means for covering the palm, back,

little finger, ring finger and middle finger of the left hand and havingthe thumb and forefinger uncovered; and

right hand gloves means for covering the palm, back,

ring finger, and middle finger of the right hand and having the thumb,forefinger and little finger uncovered whereby said pair of gloves serveto remind the wearer that the covered fingers are for gripping the cluband provide a reminder that the uncovered fingers may rest lightlyagainst the club.

3. In a pair of golf gloves for a leading right hand and a followingleft hand in which the back of the leading hand faces the direction ofintended flight of the golf ball, the combination comprising:

right hand gloves means for covering the palm, back,

little finger, ring finger and middle finger of the right hand andhaving the thumb and forefinger uncovered; and

left hand glove means for covering the palm, back,

ring finger and middle finger of the left hand and having the thumb,forefinger and little finger uncovered whereby said pair of gloves serveto remind the wearer that the covered fingers are for gripping the cluband provide a reminder that the uncovered fingers may rest lightlyagainst the club.

4. A pair of golf gloves, each comprising covering for the palm and backof the hand, each having the thumb and index finger uncovered, and oneof said gloves having the little finger uncovered.

5. The pair of gloves according to claim 4 wherein said one of saidgloves is for the right hand.

6. The pair of gloves according to claim 4 wherein said one of saidgloves is for the left hand.

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G. V. LARKIN, Assistant Examiner.

